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Medea (Vintage Classics)

by Euripides

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Medea has been abandoned by her husband. Jason, for whom she has sacrificed so much, has left her and their two children for a younger woman. His new bride is the daughter of the most powerful man in Corinth and Medea and the boys are to be forced to leave the state and become refugees. But Medea is not a woman to accept such disrespect passively. Strong-willed and fiercely intelligent, she turns her formidable energies to working out the greatest and most horrifying revenge possible on those who have injured her. Euripides's devastating tragedy is notably modern in its sharp psychological exploration of the characters and the gripping interactions between them. Award-winning poet Robin Robertson has captured both the pace and vitality of the drama as well as the power and beauty of the poetry and has reinvigorated this masterpiece for the 21st century.

Synopsis:

A bold new translation of Euripedess shockingly modern classic work by Forward Prize-winning poet, Robin Robertson.

Medea has been abandoned by her husband. Jason, for whom she has sacrificed so much, has left her and their two children for a younger woman. Strong-willed and fiercely intelligent, Medea turns her formidable energies to exacting the most horrifying revenge possible on those who have injured her.

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About the Author

Euripides (480 BC–406 BC) is considered to be one of the three great dramatists of Ancient Greece, alongside Aeschylus and Sophocles. He is particularly admired by modern audiences and readers for his characterization and astute and balanced depiction of human behavior. Robin Robertson is the author of three collections of poetry—A Painted Field,  Slow Air, and Swithering, which was shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize and won the Forward Poetry Prize.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780099511762
Author:
Euripides
Publisher:
Vintage Classics
Translator:
Robertson, Robin
Author:
Robertson, Robin
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
General Poetry
Copyright:
2008
Series:
Vintage Classics
Publication Date:
May 2008
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
84
Dimensions:
8 x 5.25 x .5 in .5625 lb
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Product details 84 pages Random House UK - English 9780099511762 Reviews:
"Synopsis" by , A bold new translation of Euripedess shockingly modern classic work by Forward Prize-winning poet, Robin Robertson.

Medea has been abandoned by her husband. Jason, for whom she has sacrificed so much, has left her and their two children for a younger woman. Strong-willed and fiercely intelligent, Medea turns her formidable energies to exacting the most horrifying revenge possible on those who have injured her.
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